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Model X10 1x12" Combo |
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| MSRP: $1249.00 | FAT PRICE: $1249.00 | AVAILABILITY: Reservations Required |
| ADDITIONAL INFO: Over 70 Xits amplifiers are now pre-sold, but production is moving along nicely. Please email for current lead times. | ||
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Gorgeous construction showcasing Sprague and Sozo Capacitors, Custom Mercury Magnetics power and output transformers and threaded switch and jack chassis holes for an extremely clean external chassis appearance without any exposed washers or nuts. The amp may be affordable, but no corners have been cut in terms of component quality or cleanliness of construction. This is as good as it gets via tag board, hand-wired construction! Nearly everyone who has heard the X10 has reserved one. The backlog is growing rapidly with 50+ pre-sold within the first 6 weeks of receiving our first X10......which became my personal amplifier. "Destined for greatness! Michael Koski's ear for tone is matched only by his design aesthetic. It's the most amazing, 15 watt, Vox-like amp I have ever experienced and I'm a huge Vox fan. It has all of the detail, clarity and shimmer up top with the glorious low-end bloom of an AC30 as well as a similarly thick and complex overdrive style of that venerable amplifier, but with a bigger low end, even in 112 form, and a point of perfect saturation that comes on at a more reasonable/useable volume level. The primary volume control, or "V1", allows the player to dial in fantastic overdriven tones at low volumes without any fancy power reduction circuitry. Not sure how Mike pulled that one off, but there is an amazing array of clean to distortion tones at many volume levels via the extraordinary interactivity of the "V1" and "V2" controls. The small size of this combo is very deceptive. When you first see the Xits X10 you are struck with its unique look and beauty, but can't possibly imagine the enormous low end and extraordinary range of tones you are about to experience coming from such a petite and portable combo (26 pounds!). The Clean tones shimmer and sparkle when the amp is addressed with a delicate touch or set with lower V2 settings, but when you dig in, the thickness of the crunch and overdrive is literally startling. Tight and focused lows with a very broad range that extend musically in to the lower mids give this amp impressive growl to counter the perfect top end. The "sparkle" switch is nicely tweaked to provide a subtle, but useful dose of additional shimmer for cleaner tones or to enliven a dark guitar. The *feel* of the X10 is flawless: soft with a wonderful sense of squeezing the notes out without losing its low-end focus and string-to-sting definition. Michael's choice of woven vinyl "Chilewich" coverings in either "chalk" or "pepper" make for a unique, durable and gorgeously innovative stylistic statement and when combined with his, pseudo hammertoned, aluminum face plate with, decidedly minimalist, stamped control panel lettering, unique grille cloth options and striking logos he's created one of the best looking amp lines I've ever seen without alluding to any previous style other than perhaps something you might find in an alternate universe where a Manhattan art gallery is located somewhere in Scandinavia. In my opinion, he's broken new ground in every area of amp design much the same way that Matchless Amplifiers did in the early 90's. If this amp sold for $1700.00 it would take me all of 5 minutes of playing it before I was racing to purchase one. It's really *that* good....and it currently sells for under a thousand dollars. I personally know a few builders who would have priced this amp at $2199.00, relying solely on the "I paid a lot so it must be great" crowd, and called it a day. It certainly *could* command that price tag to a decidedly narrower market. I appreciate Xits builder Michael Koski wanting to keep this amp within reach of musicians, but he has really under priced this one. This amp receives my "Highly Recommended!!" tag......in fact, I may need to come up with a revised rating system after playing this one!!" -Stu Carter, owner Fat Sound Guitars General Description15 Watts of highly portable XITS Tone. Designed from the ground up to be the best amp in its class at an obtainable price point and boy is it ever!
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